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Object Number
993-24-20/27436
Display Title
Corn husk and wood burro figurine
Descriptions
Object Description
Corn husk and wood burro figurine
Inventory Description
Figurine from corn husks, donkey, 2 ceramic dishes on back and fiber bundle
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1900-1993
Culture
- Modern
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
/
Morelos
Central America / Mexico / Morelos / Cuernavaca / Cuernavaca
Central America / Mexico / Morelos / Cuernavaca / Cuernavaca
Materials
Corn husk, Ceramic, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 27 x 25 x 16 cm (10 5/8 x 9 13/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
993-24-20/27436
Credit Line
Gift of Alice B. Melvin, in celebration of donor's father and mother, Professor A. Gordon Melvin and Lorna Strong Melvin, donor's sister, Mary Melvin Petronella, family friend, Luis Hererra Garcia, friend, Richard Paul Baydin, and donor's cats, Miss Amiga, Sir Minky, and Pyewacket
Provenance
Collector
Alice B. Melvin
(August 16, 1993)
Donor
Alice B. Melvin
(August 16, 1993)
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